neutral buoyancy

Any suggestions on the best option here or that I haven't thought of? For the case where you will just be a few feet under water 99% of the time and so a BCD would be massive overkill. All of these prices do not include the actual weights, which in my case must be coated or otherwise sealed...

For some people this is a very hot topic Is it better to teach scuba diving skills on your knees on the bottom or when being neutrally buoyant on students first diving experience in confined water? I would love to hear your opinions in the comments below My opinion: (I am talking about the...

I'm taking a PADI Divemaster course and I see all the skills and tests are demonstrated in a knees-on-the-floor position. I always make a point of keeping good horizontal trim and minimizing contact with the floor (be it in a pool or open water) so not to damage corals, the equipment, stir up...

Catalina* neutrally-buoyant AL80 tanks, left- and right-handed valves, and modular so that you can change them from yoke to DIN with an Allen wrench. I bought these back in 2014 for solo sidemount diving. Only used a dozen times a year, at most. I have medical issues that preclude any...

The Optimal Buoyancy Computer A tool to help nail buoyancy and improve safety, before you splash 1) How much lead should I carry with my new wetsuit? 2) How big a wing should I buy? 3) Will my BCD support my lead, both at the surface and when my wetsuit is compressed at depth? 4) Will my BCD...

Hey Folks, I'm looking for some feedback. I dive in British Columbia Canada most of the time, and it's cold here so I have a lot of exposure protection. I wear a full 7mm wetsuit, with a 7mm shortie overtop. Keeps me nice and warm. Typically I wear about 40lbs of led. 14 pounds on my weight...

Attached to the bottom of this post are 2 large Excel spreadsheets called Buoyancy Estimator v25d.xlsx (for current Excel), and Buoyancy Estimator 25d.xls (for Excel 97-03) that are designed to answer many of the questions suggested by the topics mentioned below. Taking the time to look at data...

When you’re out diving with a group, sometimes you immediately notice a few divers looking really cool. It’s certainly not their wetsuit or gear (probably faded and worn down) :). But it’s how they are in the water. They’re not vertical like standing, they’re not kneeling in the sand, they’re...